Meaning & use
persisting
Continuing firmly and steadily in a course of action or belief despite difficulty or opposition.
See it in a sentence
Despite repeated failures, she kept persisting until her experiment finally worked.
The cough had been persisting for weeks before he finally saw a doctor.
A note on using this word
Persisting is often followed by "in" or "with" when describing effort, and can also describe a symptom that continues over time.
Words with a similar meaning
perseveringcontinuing
Choose a synonym to suit the sentence. Meanings can overlap without being identical.
Words with an opposite meaning
quittingstopping
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